Five out of the six Al-Kadriyar sisters, abducted from the Bwari area of Abuja in early January, have been successfully rescued.
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command Anti-Kidnapping squad, in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, executed the operation, culminating in the sisters’ release.
According to information gathered by Okay.ng, the Al-Kadriyar sisters regained their freedom around midnight on Saturday.
The abduction included the sisters, their father, and several other community residents. Notably, the father was swiftly released, reportedly to manage the ransom demands presented by the kidnappers.
The kidnappers had imposed a deadline for the ransom payment, and tragically, last week, it was revealed that Nabeeha, one of the sisters, had lost her life at the hands of the abductors. Subsequently, the bandits callously increased the ransom from N60 million to an exorbitant N100 million, coupled with threats against the remaining sisters.
In an official statement, Josephine Adeh, the police public relations officer for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), confirmed the successful rescue operation.
The statement reads, “Following the relentless advancement of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command Anti-Kidnapping squad in a concerted effort with troops of the Nigerian Army, on the heels of the kidnappers that struck the Zuma 1 area in the Bwari Area Council on the 2nd of January 2024, the FCT Police has rescued the victims and reunited them with their families.
“The operatives successfully rescued the victims around Kajuru forest in Kaduna state at about 11:30 pm on Saturday 20th January 2024.
“While appreciating the Inspectors General of Police IGP Olukayode Egbetokun ph.D., NPM, for the deployment of the newly commissioned Special Intervention Squad, which has given an uplift to the existing security architecture of the FCT and has brewed public confidence, the Commissioner of Police FCT Command CP Haruna G. Garba psc, wishes to reiterate the command’s commitment to sustaining the robust security deployment made in the area and other parts of the territory for the utmost maintenance of peace for all and sundry.”
